bobbin · linen thread · early
eight inches by six, edged on three sides. someone's hands held this for a long winter; the pattern is the long winter, repeated, with the small mercies of a flower.
one of the rosettes is wrong on purpose: a private signature. the maker is in the room with you, behind you, on your left; she has been there as long as the lace.
field-note · count the rosettes. one of them is a small lie.
ribbon · thimble · sewing room · ritual